Ženklas X ("Sign X")

Ženklas X might be the only Lithuanian example of improfolk, a genre coined by the group themselves. Eschewing traditional song structures in favour of free-flowing, at times almost raga-like meditative improvisation, infused with just the right amount of subtle psychedelia, Ženklas X have invented a type of folk music that doesn’t belong to any single ethnic tradition. It does have a fair number of references to archaic Lithuanian folk, but on the deeper level it is a universal language understood intuitively. Furthermore, the music of Ženklas X does not belong to the past – it is rather the connection between the primeval times and the endless tomorrow itself, a traditional pattern woven with modern thread.

Jurij Dobriakov

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Ženklas X - X Ženklas (mp3; VBR; avg. 186kb/s)
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Record company: Juosta Records
Year of publication: 2003
Media: CD
Publisher contacts
Žygimantų 6
LT-01102 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 2123358
[email protected]

Tracks
1. 		Ratas 5'58
2. 		RegÄ—jimas 4'49
3. 		Daina 5'40
4. 		Akla višta 1'51
5. 		Å okis 6'18
6. 		KanklÄ—s 9'26
7. 		Grybai 4'31
8. 		Pievos 2'05


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Ženklas X - Take (mp3; CBR; 256 kb/s)
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The enchanting acoustic improvisation of ethno sound and contemporary music - a new experimental delight from the legendary Lithuanian artists' group, reborned after 15 years! Played with variety of natural acoustic instruments, these 8 songs intake one to the mantric world of cozy mysterious sound, adding to archaic origins the oriental element, ambient, free-jazz, world, subtle electronic and avantgarde. Really calm and pleasant album, bringing folklore spirit, though never quoting it. Composed to listen and to find a personal bond with the language of sounds this record is to experience diversity and enjoy acoustic festivity. CD comes in a deluxe digipack, limited 1000 pcs. 

Record company: Dangus
Year of publication: 2006
Media: CD
Duration: 48'18
Publisher contacts
Dangus c/o Ugnius LiogÄ—
PO Box 3058
LT-01010 Vilnius, Lithuania
[email protected]
www.dangus.net
Official Album Info: 
http://www.dangus.net/releases/albumai/020_zenklasx_take.htm

Tracks
1. 		Delta 7'54
2. 		Streams 8'43
3. 		Line 9'47
4. 		I have been walking 5'08
5. 		Nation 7'04
6. 		By line 6'01
7. 		Starling 1'26
8. 		Souls 3'35

Keywords: Ženklas X, Zenklas X, Sign X, improfolk, psychodelic, postfolk, neofolk, experimental, acoustic, oriental, ambient, free-jazz, world, subtle electronic, avantgarde, underground, alternative, Dangus, Dangus label, Juosta Records, Lithuania.